It is
with great pleasure that the Association Amici
del Monumentale announces the appearance of a new book, this time dedicated
to the works of Carlo Maciachini,
the architect of the Monumentale
Cemetery of Milan.
The
volume will be officially presented at Induno Olona, birthplace of the
architect, on February 2nd. Additional presentations will be held at
Varese, Milan, Pavia, Busto Arsizio and Trieste since they all host works
executed by him. Maciachini, un positivista
eclettico (Maciachini, an eclectic
positivist) is edited by Carla De Bernardi and Lalla Fumagalli, respectively
president and vice-president of the Amici del Monumentale, to celebrate the 200th
birth anniversary of the great architect (1818) and properly remember him on
the 120th anniversary of his death.
The book is made up of numerous contributions from major professors and academics that provide key elements that highlight Maciachini’s thought and work. As a positivist, he strongly believed in scientific advancement; we owe him the crematory at the Moumentale, the first to be build in Europe. As an architect, he created the eclectic style that originally combined Byzantine, Gothic, Pisan Romanesque features in his masterpiece, the Monumentale Cemetery.
The book is made up of numerous contributions from major professors and academics that provide key elements that highlight Maciachini’s thought and work. As a positivist, he strongly believed in scientific advancement; we owe him the crematory at the Moumentale, the first to be build in Europe. As an architect, he created the eclectic style that originally combined Byzantine, Gothic, Pisan Romanesque features in his masterpiece, the Monumentale Cemetery.